Oregon Marine Reserves Human Dimensions Monitoring Report 2010-2011 2014 Marine Resources Program Newport, Oregon Acknowledgements The authors wish to thank the Redfish Rocks Community Team and the Depoe Bay Near Shore Action Team, local stakeholders, staff at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Resources Program, and all the individuals that donated their time, hard work, and contributions to the development of this document. Contributing Authors Thomas C. Swearingen, Ph.D., Marine Reserves Human Dimensions Project Leader, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Cristen Don, Marine Reserves Program Leader, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Melissa Murphy, Former Socioeconomic Analyst, Marine Reserves Program, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Shannon Davis, The Research Group, Corvallis, Oregon Hilary Polis, The Research Group, Corvallis, Oregon Cover Photo: Devil’s Punch Bowl Overlook Facing South, Otter Rock, Oregon, June 29, 2013. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Resources Program 2040 SE Marine Science Drive Newport, OR 97365 (541) 867-7701 x228 www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/ www.oregonocean.info/marinereserves SUGGESTED CITATION Swearingen, T.C., Don, C., Murphy, M., Davis, S., and Polis, H. 2014. Oregon Marine Reserves Human Dimensions Monitoring Report 2010 - 2011. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program. Newport, OR. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife i Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................... 1 I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 12 A. Monitoring Report Purpose ....................................................................................................................................... 12 B. Oregon’s Policy Guidance.......................................................................................................................................... 12 B.1 Marine Reserve Definition .......................................................................................................................................................12 B.2 Marine Reserve Goals...............................................................................................................................................................13 B.3 Marine Reserve Objectives ....................................................................................................................................................13 B.4 Marine Protected Areas ............................................................................................................................................................13 B.5 Marine Reserves Evaluation ..................................................................................................................................................13 II. MONITORING PROGRAM DESIGN ........................................................................... 15 A. Human Dimensions Monitoring Scope ................................................................................................................. 15 A.1. Monitoring Framework .............................................................................................................................................................15 A.1.a. General Social and Economic Characterization of the Area ..................................................................... 15 A.1.b. Direct Use of the Area ....................................................................................................................................................15 A.1.c. Stakeholder Attitudes toward Reserve Implementation and Management........................................ 16 A.1.d. Assessment of the Non-market Values of the Area .......................................................................................16 B. Research Questions ...................................................................................................................................................... 16 III. MONITORING AND RESEARCH METHODS ............................................................ 17 A. Communities of Place .................................................................................................................................................. 17 A.1 Economic, Social, and Cultural Overview of Marine Reserves Communities ............................................. 17 A.2 Fishing Community Profiles ....................................................................................................................................................18 B. Marine Reserve Stakeholder Groups ..................................................................................................................... 18 B.1 Modeling the Economic Impacts of Marine Reserve Fishing Restrictions Using Spatial Habitat and Fisheries Data ..........................................................................................................................................................................................18 B.2 Economic Impact of Marine Commercial and Recreational Fishing in Oregon .......................................... 20 B.3 Pressure Counts of Area Usage by Stakeholders......................................................................................................20 B.4 Survey of Marine Reserve Community Businesses ..................................................................................................21 B.5 Economic Contribution from Ocean Research, Planning, and Management Activities at Port Orford .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................21 C. Human Dimensions Monitoring Map ..................................................................................................................... 23 IV. BASELINE CHARACTERIZATION BY SITE ............................................................ 24 A. Redfish Rocks .................................................................................................................................................................. 24 A.1 General Economic, Social, and Cultural Overview of the Port Orford Community ................................... 24 A.1.a. History .....................................................................................................................................................................................24 A.1.b. Port Orford as a Community of Place ....................................................................................................................24 A.1.c. Geography ............................................................................................................................................................................25 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ii A.1.d. Demographic Information .............................................................................................................................................25 A.1.e. Market Drivers ....................................................................................................................................................................25 A.1.f. Future Challenges .............................................................................................................................................................26 A.2 Fishing Community Profile ......................................................................................................................................................32 A.3 The Economic Impacts of Marine Reserve Restrictions .........................................................................................36 A.4. Economic Impact of Commercial and Recreational Fishing ................................................................................39 A.4.a. Commercial Landings.....................................................................................................................................................39 A.4.b. Recreational Fishing .......................................................................................................................................................39 A.4.c. Seafood Buyers and Processors ..............................................................................................................................39 A.4.d. Marine Infrastructure and Services .........................................................................................................................40 A.4.e. Port Infrastructure and Services Available ..........................................................................................................40 A.4.f. Vessels ....................................................................................................................................................................................40 A.4.g. Economic Contribution ...................................................................................................................................................40 A.5 Survey of Marine Reserve Community Businesses ..................................................................................................47 A.6 The Economic Contribution From Ocean Research, Planning, and Management Activities